Properties and fixed deposits worth Rs 1.62 crore of a former Kerala cadre IAS officer have been attached under the anti-money laundering law in a case of alleged possession of disproportionate assets, the Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday.

A provisional order for attachment of the assets of the officer, T O Sooraj, has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the ED said in a statement.